nekton

English

Etymology

Coined in 1890 by Ernst Haeckel, from Greek νηκτόν (nēktón), "the swimming". (See Wikipedia.)

Noun

nekton (countable and uncountable, plural nektons)

(zoology) All organisms in the ocean that are capable of swimming independently of currents.

Antonyms

plankton

Derived terms

micronekton

Translations

organisms in the ocean

French: necton (fr) m
German: Nekton (de) n
Hindi: तरणक (tarṇak)

Italian: necton m
Spanish: necton (es) m

Anagrams

Kenton

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.